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  • Portrait of Alan Sparhawk, who wears a dark denim shirt.

    Interview
    Low’s Alan Sparhawk on the death of his wife and bandmate Mimi Parker: ‘If you fall in love, you know this could happen’

  • ‘The cacophony of existential questions’ … Beyza Yazgan.

    Contemporary album of the month
    Beyza Yazgan: Human Cocoon – from Middle Eastern classical to American minimalism

  • Denzel Curry - credit Giovanni Mourin

    Album review
    Denzel Curry: King of the Mischievous South Vol 2 – annoyingly irresistible

    The Florida rapper swaps the introspection of his last album for a charismatic, cash- and firearms-obsessed mixtape
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Glastonbury 2024

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  • Friends hanging out at big music festival

    Get ready for Glastonbury 2024
    11 essentials to pack, plan and download

  • Jill Ratoff and family

    ‘It’s my 18th consecutive Glastonbury'
    The three generation family attending the festival

  • Yeshi and Julie from Taste Tibet

    ‘Like winning a golden ticket’
    How Glastonbury’s traders thrive off of good vibes

  • Refugee charity stand

    ‘We’re reaching people who wouldn’t get to go’
    The volunteer scheme taking first-timers to Glastonbury 2024

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Interviews

  • Australian band The Church, Steve Kilbey at forefront

    The Church’s Steve Kilbey
    When you get old, you need to be polite. Being a cranky old geezer is not a good thing

  • ‘None of us died, so we got lucky on that end’ … (from left) DJ Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka, John Doe and Billy Zoom of X, pictured in 2024.

    LA punk legends X
    The violence didn’t bother me as much as the spitting!

  • Asha Puthli posing for a portrait in a pink patterned dress

    ‘I sexed it up’
    1970s disco queen Asha Puthli on Warhol, Dali and influencing Donna Summer

  • Laura Marling relaxing on a sofa with the top of her daughter's head just visible beside her.

    ‘Will I just disappear?’
    Laura Marling on the ecstasy of motherhood – and why she might quit music

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Album reviews

  • Glass Animals.

    Pop
    Glass Animals: I Love You So F***ing Much – immaculate but unengaging indie rock

  • Cassandra Jenkins.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Cassandra Jenkins: My Light, My Destroyer – a beautiful, brooding delight

    • Rap
      Eminem: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) review – guess who’s back, with less bite than ever

    • Global album of the month
      Bizhiki: Unbound – commanding Native American songcraft

    • Pop
      Clairo: Charm review – deeply human songs of desire and distance

    • Rap
      Berwyn: Who Am I – should be on the national curriculum

    • Pop
      Remi Wolf: Big Ideas – slight but enjoyable indie-pop free-for-all

    • Jazz
      Kessoncoda: Outerstate – ambient London jazz duo’s expansive debut

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Live reviews

  • Arooj Aftab at Omeara, London.

    The Observer's artist of the week
    Arooj Aftab – crackling wit and songs of elegiac beauty

  • Travis Scott at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, London.

    Travis Scott
    Rap’s commander puts the mosh pit through its paces

    • Robbie Williams Performs At BST Hyde Park

      Robbie Williams
      Slick and saucy end-of-the-pier pop

    • Smooth … Skepta on stage at the Big Smoke festival.

      Skepta
      Grime royalty broadcasts London to the world

    • Janelle Monáe on stage in Manchester last week.

      Kitty Empire's artist of the week
      Janelle Monáe: a masterclass in progressive showbiz spectacle

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  • Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan

    Feature
    Song of the summer 2024: writers pick their tracks of the season

  • Katy Perry.

    Single review
    Katy Perry: Woman’s World – what regressive, warmed-over hell is this?

  • Fuzzy photo of the band sitting on the floor looking miserable

    One to watch
    Julie

  • Photo of FLEETWOOD MAC and Stevie NICKS<br>UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 01: NEW HAVEN Photo of FLEETWOOD MAC and Stevie NICKS, of Fleetwood Mac, posed (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

    Ranked
    Wildhearted hits – Stevie Nicks’ 20 best songs

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Obituaries

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From the archive

  • Mitski

    Mitski, the US’s best young songwriter
    I’m a black hole where people dump their feelings

    With songs about heartbreak and capitalism, the cult pop singer is on the brink of the mainstream – but the intensity of her fandom has her fearing for her safety
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